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| A house in Wimbledon designed by Lord Rogers for his parents – with an extra large kitchen for his mother, who loved cooking – has been listed at the second highest Grade II*. It is a rare honour for a comparatively modest 1960s building, putting it in the top 10% of all England's listed buildings. | |
| Rogers regards 22 Parkside, a steel-framed house built between 1969 and 1970, designed with his then wife Su Brumwell, as one of the best examples of his early work. He links it to a far more spectacular and famous building, the Pompidou centre in Paris, which he had just begun work on at the time with Renzo Piano. | |
| The Team 4 practice Rogers set up with Norman Foster and his wife, Wendy Cheesman, and Brumwell, after they all met as architecture students, had already created a house in Cornwall for Brumwell's parents – which they paid for by selling a painting by Mondrian. Creek Vean is now regarded as a little masterpiece of 20-century architecture, and is also Grade II* listed. | The Team 4 practice Rogers set up with Norman Foster and his wife, Wendy Cheesman, and Brumwell, after they all met as architecture students, had already created a house in Cornwall for Brumwell's parents – which they paid for by selling a painting by Mondrian. Creek Vean is now regarded as a little masterpiece of 20-century architecture, and is also Grade II* listed. |
| Rogers said the Wimbledon house in south-west London was inspired by his childhood in Italy. "I was born in Italy and spent my early life surrounded by beautiful, historic and modern architecture and this has had an effect on all my work," he said. "My mother loved to cook and so the open plan kitchen is the heart of the house where family and friends could gather, very much in the Italian way." | Rogers said the Wimbledon house in south-west London was inspired by his childhood in Italy. "I was born in Italy and spent my early life surrounded by beautiful, historic and modern architecture and this has had an effect on all my work," he said. "My mother loved to cook and so the open plan kitchen is the heart of the house where family and friends could gather, very much in the Italian way." |
| He added: "The approach used to design this building inspired much of my future work, including the Centre Pompidou, designed with Renzo Piano, and Lloyd's of London, which has now been Grade I listed. The house is made up of prefabricated components, principally steel and glass, which can be adapted to changing requirements. Today, my son Ab Rogers and his family live and work in the house and have adapted it to suit their needs." | He added: "The approach used to design this building inspired much of my future work, including the Centre Pompidou, designed with Renzo Piano, and Lloyd's of London, which has now been Grade I listed. The house is made up of prefabricated components, principally steel and glass, which can be adapted to changing requirements. Today, my son Ab Rogers and his family live and work in the house and have adapted it to suit their needs." |
| The culture minister, Ed Vaizey, called the house outstanding and innovative. "Though many will always associate Lord Rogers with iconic works like the Lloyds Building in London, the Pompidou Centre in Paris and the National Assembly of Wales in Cardiff, this much earlier building is highly significant too – a masterpiece from one of the most imaginative and exciting periods in private house building in this country." | The culture minister, Ed Vaizey, called the house outstanding and innovative. "Though many will always associate Lord Rogers with iconic works like the Lloyds Building in London, the Pompidou Centre in Paris and the National Assembly of Wales in Cardiff, this much earlier building is highly significant too – a masterpiece from one of the most imaginative and exciting periods in private house building in this country." |